Broad-striped Forceptail

Aphylla angustifolia · Order: Odonata · Family: Gomphidae

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Broad-striped Forceptail
Photo: unknown, CC0

The broad-striped forceptail is a clubtail dragonfly in the Gomphidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The broad-striped forceptail belongs to the clubtail group of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

This species lives in Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Louisiana.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Broad-striped Forceptail photo 3
Photo: Brandon Johnson, CC BY
Broad-striped Forceptail photo 4
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Broad-striped Forceptail photo 5
Photo: unknown, CC0
Broad-striped Forceptail photo 6
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA

Same family (Gomphidae)

Small PincertailSmall PincertailOnychogomphus forcipatusDragonhunterDragonhunterHagenius brevistylusBlack-shouldered SpinylegBlack-shouldered SpinylegDromogomphus spinosusCommon ClubtailCommon ClubtailGomphus vulgatissimusEastern RingtailEastern RingtailErpetogomphus designatusIndian Common ClubtailIndian Common ClubtailIctinogomphus rapax

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphylla_angustifolia

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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